David Alex-Barton has just dropped his new single and music video, “Crush”, and the track operates with a deeply frantic, delightful energy. The New England-born, Nashville-based singer, songwriter, guitarist, and producer has a knack for genre collision, carrying the restless pedigree of Boston power pop punk legends The Outlets and the country rock swagger of Tattoo Cowboy. This time around, he’s steering headfirst into pure, high-stakes pop-country flirtation.
Musically, the tune wastes absolutely no time.
It sits on a brisk, bouncy rhythmic foundation. A bright and highly syncopated melodic line practically drags you out onto the floor, steadily winding up tension before the chorus utterly bursts. You are suddenly swept into a soaring, high-energy peak that somehow perfectly mirrors a total loss of rational thought.
The lyrics deal squarely with overwhelming, sudden infatuation. The narrator is entirely captivated by a woman’s style and physical presence, immediately offering himself up in a state of eager, uncontrollable pursuit. The whole atmosphere is carefree, sunny, and remarkably infectious. It operates like a joyous summer-party anthem built squarely on romantic surrender.
Why do we constantly pretend adult attraction is supposed to be dignified, when it so often ends up looking exactly like this wildly unhinged, foot-tapping frenzy?
